Provides the latest RSS feeds for Uganda News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Uganda News.Net http://www.ugandanews.net/ en-us Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:22:33 -0400 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:22:33 -0400 30 Uganda has begun five days of mourning following a fire that destroyed the royal tombs of the country's largest historic kingdom. The blaze on Tuesday sparked angry riots in the Ugandan capital, Kamp... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33261430&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:14:18 -0400 Al Jazeera http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33261430&cat=faaba65027d16d8c NAKIVALE, 18 March 2010 (IRIN) - A farming ban imposed on Rwandan refugees in southwestern Uganda is raising concerns for their food security, while proposed cash transfers could boost both food price... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33257793&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:46:10 -0400 IRIN http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33257793&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala - Curious crowds on Thursday flocked to the royal tombs of Ugandan traditional rulers after fire ravagaed the UN-listed site. The damage to the 128-year-old Kasubi royal tombs sparked prote... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33258483&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:19:18 -0400 IOL http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33258483&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala - Curious crowds on Thursday flocked to the royal tombs of Ugandan traditional rulers after fire ravagaed the UN-listed site. The damage to the 128-year-old Kasubi royal tombs sparked prote... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33258486&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:19:18 -0400 IOL http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33258486&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — The President of the Uganda Peoples Congress party, Mr Olara Otunnu was early today forced out of the destroyed Kasubi Tombs by a mob of angry youth as they accused his party of being ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33259025&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:09:31 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33259025&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Makerere — Lectures have resumed at Makerere University after two days of protests by angry students demonstrating against the shooting dead of their colleagues on Monday night by a private secu... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33259024&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:09:29 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33259024&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Philip Muhinda, 21, a first year student at Makerere Business School (Mubs) has died after falling off a hostel flat. Police Spokesperson Judith Nabakooba says Police is investigating... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33259023&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:09:27 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33259023&cat=faaba65027d16d8c “In 2009, it was a difficult year but which the horticulture sector performed better than expected helped by the October-to-date rains, and depreciation of the Kenya shilling to the US dollar and ot... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33255541&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:12:46 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33255541&cat=faaba65027d16d8c KAMPALA, March 18 (Reuters) - The Ugandan shilling is poised to strengthen against the dollar throughout 2010 thanks to investment inflows and revenues as the country starts oil production later th... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33256112&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:43:04 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33256112&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, has been criticised for not signing a domestic violence bill into law.Alice Alaso, the secretary general of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), the main oppo... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33255495&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:39:29 -0400 The Guardian http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33255495&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Uganda Telecom (UTL), one of the leading telecommunication companies in Uganda has given out 87 free fully connected mobile phones to boost community health service delivery. The phones to be channel... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33256109&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:30:40 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33256109&cat=faaba65027d16d8c We have failed to realise that co-existing with nature is the only way to guarantee security of our lives and property as evidenced in Bududa. To achieve ecological balance and environmental protecti... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33256110&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:30:40 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33256110&cat=faaba65027d16d8c column On Saturday, March 13, President Museveni inaugurated the new NRM Communication Bureau at Kamwokya. The bureau chief is Ofwono Opondo, who is NRM's deputy publicity secretary. Since I started ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33256106&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:30:39 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33256106&cat=faaba65027d16d8c opinion The recent seizure of power by the Army in Niger has once again exposed the power struggle in Africa and the problems of constitutionalism in most countries. As usual, the African Union and ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33256107&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:30:39 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33256107&cat=faaba65027d16d8c With infectious diseases widely regarded as the major constraint to agricultural and animal development as well as human health and well-being in sub-Saharan Africa, scientists have realized the need ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33256108&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:30:39 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33256108&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Few Ugandan albums have been better titled than lawyer Oscar Kihika's first, his jazz album Introspections. Introspections is inward turning, showing a side of the former Uganda Law Society president ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33256105&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:30:38 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33256105&cat=faaba65027d16d8c New York, Mar 18 : The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has expressed her sorrow over the fire that destroyed the Tombs of Buganda Kings, a World H... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33253505&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:30:13 -0400 New Kerala http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33253505&cat=faaba65027d16d8c KAMPALA, March 18 (Reuters) - The Ugandan shilling UGX= weakened to an eight-month low against the dollar on Thursday, weighed down by corporate and interbank demand for the U.S. currency, and desp... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33253506&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:01:52 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33253506&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — The Coordinator of Intelligence Agencies, Gen. David Tinyefuza, has warned newly-elected Uganda People's Congress president Olara Otunnu that he risks being "crushed" if he continues t... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33253503&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:50:42 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33253503&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — A high deforestation rate leaves the soils exposed, increasing the population's vulnerability to the negative impacts of climate change like landslides, Wangari Maathai, an environment... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33253502&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:50:41 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33253502&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — In a bid to reduce the high infant mortality rate, four hospitals have received 22 baby incubators worth $20,900 (about sh43.7m). The hospitals are Kawolo in Lugazi, Naggalama Hospita... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33253501&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:50:40 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33253501&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Seyani Brothers Company has explained their role in the street lighting project that was undertaken in Kampala and Entebbe ahead of the November 2007 Commonwealth meeting. The Auditor... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33253500&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:50:38 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33253500&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — The Uganda National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has lobbied MPs to support a law that will create a national secretaria... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33253498&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:50:36 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33253498&cat=faaba65027d16d8c KCH developed a modified corner seat for her son that has helped him respond to the physiotherapy. “He is now beginning to sit and can play, feed and sleep,” she adds. Sseremba is getting rehabili... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33251316&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:54:59 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33251316&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Showers Health Centre which opened last year in a former grazing ground and farm, now brings hope to Okeyo Village and surrounding areas in Nebbi District. Hundreds of patients from the community, DRC... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33251321&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:54:58 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33251321&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Dr Priscilla Busingye, an obstetrician gynaecologist from Virika Hospital in Fort Portal said the national incidence of cervical cancer is 40 per every 100,000 women, making Uganda one of the countrie... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33251320&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:54:57 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33251320&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Emily Akello, 29, a mother of three and resident of Pece Village in Gulu has been diagnosed with end stage kidney failure. She had been volunteering as a social worker with Gulu Support Child Centre (... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33251318&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:54:56 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33251318&cat=faaba65027d16d8c When he takes time off to slash the compound and be the boy at home, Roland Mwesigwa, a third year Swasa student at Uganda Christian University in Mukono, ensures that he has some plasters or pieces o... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33251319&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:54:56 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33251319&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Elias Biryabarema Kampala - South African President Jacob Zuma will visit Uganda on March 25 with a business delegation to scout for investment opportunities in the country's budding oil sector,... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33250800&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:23:28 -0400 IOL http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33250800&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — The Uganda Lawn Tennis Association will have to clear their sh40m debt in rent arrears if they are ever run the Lugogo Tennis Centre again. According to National Council of Sports gen... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33251310&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:16:03 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33251310&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Sports minister Charles Bakkabulindi has pledged to help ex-international Polly Ouma from Luzira Prison. The former Cranes striker was committed to civil prison last month for failure... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33251309&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:16:01 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33251309&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — President Yoweri Museveni has set up a committee to probe the land disputes in Mubende district. Addressing residents of Myanzi sub-county at Kyanamugera Primary school on Monday, Mus... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33251311&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:15:55 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33251311&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — The former Buikwe area MP, Anthony Kanyike, has withdrawn the appeal he filed in the Supreme Court against the new MP, Norman Muwulize, in which he was challenging his academic documen... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33251312&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:15:53 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33251312&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — The UK government has contributed 100m pounds (about sh300b) towards the recovery and development of the war-ravaged northern Uganda. During the launch of the UK post-conflict develop... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33251313&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:15:51 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33251313&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Chaos broke out in Yumbe town on Monday as residents stormed the central Police station wanting to lynch a murder suspect. The north-western regional Police spokesman, Henry Alyang, s... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33251314&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:15:49 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33251314&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Nairobi — The celebrations to mark Nation Media Group’s 50th anniversary kicked off in style at the Kenyatta International Conference Center with the airing of a documentary that traced th... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33250807&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:15:35 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33250807&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Far too often, house plans are built with great anticipation of being the perfect dream homes. However, in many cases, what is greeted with excitement later turns into a regret. The truth is; we will ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33249295&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:26:59 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33249295&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Many times, when couples build a house, women leave it to their husband to make all the major decisions forgetting that it is they who will most probably be spending more time in it. http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33249296&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:26:59 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33249296&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Having the right construction equipment bought from the right place could aid a contractor create best structures. Mr Jafary Hamis Ssebyatika of Kayozi Contractors Limited in Katwe, says a good contra... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33249294&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:26:58 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33249294&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The number of construction projects is a vivid testimony to the construction boom in Uganda, but as you seek to invest your savings in a home, there are a few myths you may come across that cause any ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33249293&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:26:57 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33249293&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The fact that we spend a third of our lives in bed should not be ignored. That is why when it comes to sleeping, a good mattress is important to give ample support to your back and entire body. “Poo... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33249292&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:26:56 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33249292&cat=faaba65027d16d8c During 2008 and 2009, maize became white gold as the price of grain grew to about between Shs500 - 600 per kilo at farm gate. Increased production in the last season of 2009 has however led to a near ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33249297&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:26:55 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33249297&cat=faaba65027d16d8c On a recent trip to Yumbe Town, one can be surprised to see traders conducting business beyond 11p.m in a town that used to be dark by 7p.m, thanks to the street solar power project. It is always a hi... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33249298&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:26:55 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33249298&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mr Gideon Badagawa, the executive director of the Private Sector Foundation of Uganda (PSFU), says the Common Market will offer immense business opportunities for the SMEs in Uganda. http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33249300&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:26:53 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33249300&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala From Facebook, Twitter, to My space, social media is here to stay. While many of us use it to socialise, savvy entrepreneurs are taking advantage of the business marketing opportunities presen... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33249302&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:26:50 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33249302&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Parliament — The Executive arm of government has constituted a sub- committee chaired by the minister in charge of Gender and Social Affairs to investigate the cause of the fire that gutted Kasu... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33248810&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:50:38 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33248810&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — THE remains of the four Buganda kings buried in the burnt Kasubi tombs are intact, Katikkiro JB Walusimbi said yesterday. Briefing journalists at the Bulange, Walusimbi said: "Fortuna... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33247296&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:23:41 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33247296&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — MPs yesterday condemned the Kasubi fire. Gender Minister Gabriel Opio regretted the incident and conveyed sympathy to the people of Buganda. Opio told the House, presided over by Spea... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33247295&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:23:40 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33247295&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The pyramids tower over the Kasubi tombs in size and international stature, but the two share a common denominator in the fact that they are both inscribed on the exclusive United Nations Education Sc... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33247300&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:23:38 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33247300&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — Whatever way you look at it, March 17 was a day of infamy, not only for the royal family, not only for the Baganda, not only for Uganda, but for the entire world. For the Buganda royal... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33247301&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:23:38 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33247301&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Many people supported Mr Otunnu's candidature because he promised to usher a new dawn of leadership and instil new energy into the party. Further, we also expect Otunnu to pursue reconciliation. Centr... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33247302&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:23:36 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33247302&cat=faaba65027d16d8c opinion Odrek Rwabwogo over the weekend gave an interview to the Sunday Vision to try and clear his name and that of his firm over the on-going parliamentary investigation into Chogm and how billions... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33247303&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:23:36 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33247303&cat=faaba65027d16d8c opinion New York — Two of Uganda's major political parties, the Democratic Party and the Uganda Peoples' Congress have elected new leaders. Execution of these party elections presented some ver... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33247304&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:23:35 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33247304&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Clad in a gomesi and seated on the dusty ground huddled with a dozen or so desperate commoners was Nalinya Princess Alice Namika.She looked worried and implored gun-totting soldiers to spare her life. http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33247305&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:23:34 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33247305&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Gunfire rocked Kasubi on Wednesday when protesters attempted to block President Museveni's entry. But there was no clear winner. Thousands of people climbed Kasubi hill to view what remained of Bugan... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33247307&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:23:33 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33247307&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala — GUNFIRE rocked Kasubi royal burial grounds as security fired to clear the way for President Yoweri Museveni to inspect the place yesterday. Two people died from Mulago Hospital and fi... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33244666&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:58:38 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33244666&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Three people have been killed during clashes between Ugandan security forces and rioters after a fire gutted the site of five royal tombs outside the capital, Kampala. The country's presidential guar... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33245023&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:40:04 -0400 Al Jazeera http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33245023&cat=faaba65027d16d8c KAMPALA, Uganda -- Ugandan security forces fatally shot three people in the capital Wednesday during clashes with rioters angry after the tombs of five traditional kings were destroyed overnight by fi... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33240507&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:04:55 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33240507&cat=faaba65027d16d8c KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan security forces fatally shot three people in the capital during clashes with rioters angry after the tombs of five traditional kings were destroyed overnight by fire, a triba... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33238743&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:21:09 -0400 MSNBC http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33238743&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today expressed her sorrow over the fire that destroyed the Tombs of Buganda Kings, a World Heritage List site... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33237000&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:29:01 -0400 Spero News http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33237000&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Gen. Tinyefuza hinted that the former UN diplomat might also have to explain alleged links to the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels that terrorised northern Uganda for about two decades. http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33236999&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:23:02 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33236999&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Elias Biryabarema and Justin Dralaze Kampala - Ugandan security forces killed two people and wounded five on Wednesday after fire destroyed historic royal tombs, heightening tension between the ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33236544&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:54:00 -0400 IOL http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33236544&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Elias Biryabarema and Justin Dralaze Kampala - Ugandan security forces killed two people and wounded five on Wednesday after fire destroyed historic royal tombs, heightening tension between the ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33236546&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:54:00 -0400 IOL http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33236546&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Henry Mukasa, Eddie Ssejjoba and Brian MayanjaGUNFIRE rocked Kasubi royal burial grounds as security fired to clear the way for President Yoweri Museveni to inspect the place yesterday. Two people ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234495&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:06:33 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234495&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kenyans planning to travel to South Africa for the Fifa World Cup final will have to revise their budgets upwards following the continued strengthening of the rand against the shilling -- a situation ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33233378&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:26:49 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33233378&cat=faaba65027d16d8c An international conference opens in Nairobi on Thursday, bringing together the largest gathering of media on Kenyan soil to examine the industry's past, present and future prospects, in light of the ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33233994&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:26:48 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33233994&cat=faaba65027d16d8c analysis Kampala — IN a bid to stimulate the debate on Uganda's newly discovered oil and the sharing of the oil wealth, Business Vision runs a series of articles by Professor Kasozi, the direct... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234000&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:26:47 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234000&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Nairobi — Kenya's MPs have been accused of widespread abuse of powers and privileges in a new anti-graft watchdog report. The Transparency International report obtained exclusively by the Nation... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33233998&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:26:46 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33233998&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Questions over whether Kenya Shell will continue to operate in the country have deepened further after its parent company -- Royal Dutch Shell -- announced it would exit more than a third of its curre... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33233999&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:26:46 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33233999&cat=faaba65027d16d8c KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan security forces killed two people and wounded five on Wednesday after fire destroyed historic royal tombs, heightening tension between the government and the powerful Bugan... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33233996&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:23:30 -0400 Swiss Info http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33233996&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By James Bakama and Fred KaweesiAFRICA NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIPMarch 27Uganda v BurundiALL Cranes home matches will this season be played at Namboole. The Cranes previously had their Africa Nations Champi... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234497&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:22:34 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234497&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By James BakamaRUGBY has never produced a winner of the prestigious utl/USPA top award.The closest the sport came to the annual prize was in 2007 when the national side won the African title.MTN Heath... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234499&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:22:32 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234499&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Milton Olupot and Catherine Bekunda MPS yesterday condemned the Kasubi fire. Gender minister Gabriel Opio regretted the incident and conveyed sympathy to the people of Buganda. Opio told the House,... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234479&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:22:31 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234479&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By David Namunyala HANA Secondary School will host the inaugural junior netball championships starting tomorrow in Wakiso. The two-day event that ends on Saturday is open to all primary and secondary ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234500&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:22:30 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234500&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Tanga Odoi, the chairperson of Makerere University Academic Staff Association, hands over the bodies of the Kenyan students to their parents yesterday http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234481&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:22:29 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234481&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Vision ReporterPRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni, who is also the chairman of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), has called on NRM supporters in Mbale municipality to reconcile and unite.According to ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234484&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:22:28 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234484&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Rwambuka MugishaTHE First Deputy Prime Minister, Eriya Kategaya, has called on farmers in Itojo sub-county, Ntungamo district to grow more fruits to supply the new processing plant in the area.Kate... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234493&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:22:27 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234493&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Mary Karugabaand Madinah Tebajjukira PARLIAMENT has started public hearings on the financial mismanagement of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) following a forensic audit by KPMG, a Kenyan f... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234483&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:22:26 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234483&cat=faaba65027d16d8c TWO workers of Total Petrol Station were on Monday shot by unidentified thugs. The station manager, Zuwa Ssendegeyi and a supervisor Henry Mugisha, were injured in the attack and were rushed to hospit... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234492&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:22:26 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234492&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Raymond BagumaTHE Uganda National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has lobbied MPs to support a law that will create a national secretari... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234485&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:22:25 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234485&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Josephine Maseruka THE Government is to embark on an aggressive tree-planting programme in the degraded mountainous areas to prevent future landslides.Disaster preparedness state minister Musa Ecwe... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234487&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:22:24 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234487&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Simon Nauleleand Henry AtolTHE opposition leaders in Teso have been told to consolidate the support they have in the region so that people do not lose hope in the political process.The call was mad... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234490&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:22:24 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234490&cat=faaba65027d16d8c By Jeff LuleTHE Government is to support districts in the fight against illegal fishing following the failure of Beach Management Units, a senior fisheries official has said.Rhoda Tumwebaze, the assis... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234491&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:22:23 -0400 The New Vision http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33234491&cat=faaba65027d16d8c (RTTNews) - At least three people have been killed after police in Uganda opened fire on an angry mob protesting against the destruction of a royal mausoleum in an overnight fire, said officials and ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33233638&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:07:14 -0400 Quote.com http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33233638&cat=faaba65027d16d8c A Ugandan soldier fired in the air to disperse members of the Baganda tribe at the Kasubi tombs, where their royalty are buried, after it burned early on Wednesday in the outskirts of Kampala. http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33230525&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:35:12 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33230525&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mr Mao, the Gulu District chairman, presents a generational shift, or a ‘strategic stretch’ into the future. Unless Mr Otunnu clears the bar this time, the next election contest in 2016 will be be... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231729&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:33:22 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231729&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Through thinly-veiled innuendo and allusions, Odrek alleges – falsely – that the Monitor, in coverage of the Chogm inquiry, has been doing the bidding of Mr Wafula Oguttu, its founding editor, and... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231730&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:33:21 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231730&cat=faaba65027d16d8c If, in my life time I have been confident and sure of the future, then it was that night when Olara Otunnu was declared the president - elect of Uganda Peoples Congress. Sunday, March 14 will be remem... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231732&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:33:18 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231732&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The argument advanced by outgoing guild president, Robert Okware, that the students’ guild’s plans were blocked because of the leaders political affiliations is spurious. On the contrary, he meant... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231733&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:33:17 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231733&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The burning of Buganda’s Kasubi Royal Tombs, the internationally-renowned cultural heritage site, em boding not only the Ganda cherished history but also Uganda’s history, has ignited the fading a... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231734&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:33:16 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231734&cat=faaba65027d16d8c I am eagerly waiting to see the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) and the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) voting their party president from another region, not from western Uganda. http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231735&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:33:16 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231735&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Thousands of jobs in Africa at Royal Dutch Shell, a global oil company, are on the line following an announcement that the Group will restructure its business to improve performance in 2010. Mr Peter ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231737&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:33:14 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231737&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The Libyan Africa Investment Portfolio has been shortlisted to buy a 75 per cent stake in Zambia Telecommunication. According to a statement from the Libya Africa Investment Portfolio (LAP Green) - al... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231738&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:33:14 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231738&cat=faaba65027d16d8c After sliding backwards for more than a year, the share price of British American Tobacco Uganda edged higher on Tuesday, as investors dashed to grab the stock. The rise followed the announcement of t... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231739&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:33:12 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231739&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Shareholders of Global Trust Bank have agreed to inject Shs25 billion into the bank, a senior official has said. The money majorly from Industrial and General Insurance Company - a major shareholder, ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231740&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:33:12 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231740&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Ssimbwa, however, faces a stiff task ahead as his new club’s ambitions are enormous. Sofapaka are the reigning Kenya Premier League champions. They set a record by winning the title in their very fi... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231741&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:33:11 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231741&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The Cranes team embark on residential training today at Namboole ahead of the return leg of the Championship of African Nations (CHAN) against the Sparrows of Burundi on March 27. Uganda were held to ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231743&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:33:09 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231743&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Former SC Villa striker Emmanuel Okwi’s overall season’s contribution helped Simba FC win the Tanzania Vodacom Premier League title on Sunday. Although Okwi did not feature in the 2-0 win over Aza... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231744&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:33:08 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231744&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Hima Cement once again continued with their sporing tradition by offering financial support worth Shs40m for the Uganda Golf Club (UGC) Captain and Lady Captain’s Prize annual tournaments set for th... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231745&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:33:07 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231745&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi broke down in tears as he surveyed the ruins of Kasubi Tombs where his father and grandfather were buried. The Kabaka on Wednesday visited the shell that once housed his f... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231746&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:33:06 -0400 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=33231746&cat=faaba65027d16d8c